13.2% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Newington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 34.3% of people in Newington provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care stands out in a community where other types of volunteering and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 13.2% of residents helping out. This is much lower than in most other similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While child care is very common, only 10.7% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas. Around 22.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week.
10.7% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is less frequent in Newington than in most areas. Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average.
1.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Newington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12962/newington/topic/community